Junk the penny. And the nickel and dime, too!
Pennies cost more to make than they’re worth. So why is it so difficult to stop making them? On the latest episode of ...
Look in your pocket, the Lincoln wheat penny is still in circulation and is valued at $168,000 and we tell you how to identify it
The highest price ever seen for a bronze Lincoln 1943-S penny was sold to collector Bob R. Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas ...
Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...
Trump Says Minting U.S. Pennies Is ‘Wasteful.’ Does Making Cents Really Make No Sense?
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump posted on his social ...
You could have a coin worth $1 million. Check your change jar for this
The site suggests that, if while sifting through your change jar you do come across a 1943 wheat penny, you take it to a coin ...
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Cantor: For my two cents: It’s time for the penny to go
As President Trump seeks to downsize the cost of the U.S. Government, let me add my two cents to the effort; or to be more ...
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Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it
The penny design included 'Liberty,' a 'Flying Eagle' and an 'Indian Head' The penny was originally made of pure copper and now made of a copper-coated zinc composition With rising production ...
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Check twice before spending that penny: It could be worth millions
Well, you may want to check your coins twice before spending — you could be forking out a $2.3 million coin. While an average penny is worth a mere one cent, others are worth millions.
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Check your change jar: There’s a Lincoln Wheat Penny valued at $2.3 million still in circulation
It’s time to rummage through your old change jar – you just might have millions of dollars stashed away in your cabinets. The penny was one of the first coins made by the U.S. Mint after its ...
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Valley coin shops prepare for the end of the penny
With President Trump now seeking to end the penny’s production, coin shops in the Valley are preparing for life without the penny.
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‘This penny just sold for…$240,000 smackaroonies’
copper was a strategic resource in 1943.” “To aid in the war effort, the United States Mint switched to using zinc-coated steel planchets for Lincoln cent production that year, instead of the ...